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Open discussion 'stifled by government'

Resoonaght foshlit 'plooghit ec y reiltys'

Ta resoonaght foshlit goll er plooghey ec y reiltys.

Va shen nane jeh ny lhiassaghyn jeant ec y fer loayr ayns Baarle ec jesh-chliaghtey Illiam Dhone ny bleeaney shoh, hie er cummal Jesarn.

Son ymmodee bleeantyn ta'n immeeaght vleinoil shoh er chur ardane da ashooneyryn Manninagh ny barelyn oc y loayrt magh, as dy chremmey polasee-reiltys er aght lhean.

Peter Crellin, fembleyder screeuyn-naight Vec Vannin, v'eh loayrt son y chied cheayrt ec y jesh-chliaghtey.

Dooyrt eh rish yn çhionnal, ga dy vel barelyn anchasley ec sleih, as lhisagh smooinaghtyn as resoonaght goll er greinnaghey, cha row reiltys Vannin agh gaghtey lesh y veeal dy chur lheid ny caaghyn shen da'n phobble.


Open discussion 'stifled by government'

Open discussion is being stifled by government.

That was one of the allegations made by the English speaker of this year's Illiam Dhone ceremony held on Saturday.

The annual event has for many years provided a platform for Manx Nationalists to have their say and often be broadly critical of government policy.

Editor of Mec Vannin's newsletter Peter Crellin was speaking for the first time at the ceremony.

He told the crowd that whilst it was good for people to have different opinions and thought and debate were to be encouraged, the Manx government was only paying lip service to providing such opportunities.

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